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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Our days at home are much the same… We wake up, and the kids and I hang out in the bed. We play. I feed Leighton. He sleeps. We fix breakfast and play. Leighton wakes up. I feed him. We go outside. We have lunch. We nap (well, not me). We go outside. We fix supper. And so on. And I try to do housework in there somewhere.

The baby wannabe.

I’ve got another Gus lover on my hands!

Blair says funny things. She loves on Leighton and squeezes him a bit too hard. I fight Leighton turning over on the changing pad. Leighton beams at Blair and Gus. Blair runs around like a wild woman.

This is our day. Most every day. And it’s great!

We go places sometimes, but it’s a production to really go do something. We are so far from everywhere, we just don’t get to go do like I like!

Small town is good too. Sunday after church, our family usually finds something to do. The Mexican buffet is yummy. We love that! And there are lots of tiny little soul food places to go around here – some of them are in convenience stores! Blair likes to play outside. Last week, we went bike riding. I pushed the stroller and helped Blair while Brad rode his bike.

Riding bikes reminds me of growing up. We kept our bikes at Memas, and we rode all over the place. Our neighborhood is much like hers was. This Sunday, we rode to the Dollar General. Our largest store. We got Gus and Buddy a bone each, so Blair sat on the porch and watch Gus eat his.

Leighton played while sister napped.

Friday we had company. The granddaughter of a friend of ours came over to play, and then Blair went to her house for a bit. They had fun!

Blair has the glider down pat!

The roller coaster is a hit with everyone.

Blair still needs help with the monkey bars, but she’s getting better!

Sunday, we played outside again.

Look at this ham! She wanted her picture taken with Gus.

We practiced catching and throwing the ball. I think Blair is going to play t-ball this year!

This week Mr. Leighton sat in the tub by himself. I have let Blair hold him a few times, but how he is sitting well enough to be in there as long as there’s not much water. He loves it.

I’m back to the office this week and back to exercising. Pretty uneventful, but it’s our life!

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Christi Sheridan Stewart
said...

If you weren't such a busy Mom, I would suggest Gus have his own blog with tales from his perspective. He seems to be the best fur friend any child could have. I love the photos and keeping up with your precious family. Always brings a smile!

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Child of God, wife of a farmer, mom to a miracle, RN; picture taker, animal lover, Spanish speaker, world traveler, former high school teacher. I love food, knitting, blogging, and living in a small town. I write about a little of all of the above!

Brad is my husband of 6 years and the reason I live across the branch. From a very young age he knew he'd be a farmer. God gave him the love and the talent -- and he's the best looking and the best dressed farmer I know! He's funny, creative, and he's the most wonderful husband and father. He's the one that can make Blair light up like no other.

Blair is four! We are so blessed to have her. She was born very sick, but God gave her strength and brought her through it. She has hearing loss called Auditory Neuropathy and wears hearing aids. She also has chronic lung disease, but you wouldn't know by seeing her! She is the busiest, funniest little thing who keeps us laughing and on our toes. I thank God for her every day.

Leighton is the happy roly poly who joined our family this summer. He has been a joy and is as sweet as his big sister! He's such a blessing, and we're so thankful for him!